Valvula

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Valvula \Val"vu*la\, n.; pl. {Valvulae}. [NL., dim. fr. L. valva
     fold, valve of a door.] (Anat.)
     A little valve or fold; a valvelet; a valvule.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  valvula
       n : a small valve (or valve-like structure) [syn: {valvule}, {valvelet}]